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DOWRY SYSTEM Iam expressing my deep views about dowry system. Now a days this system has taken a major problem for all the parents who have girl child. Because of this system many deaths are happening in our country. About 50% of girl are dying due to this system. Whenever we see any news channel about one or two cases come infront of us daily that due to dowry her husband’s family member killed her or due to their tortures she herself killed her. Due to this system at the time of birth of girl child mostly poor parents who are not able to give dowry at the time of her marriage they killed their girl child. So from the above matter it is conclude that really this system is acting as poison. And also because of this parents worry since a girl child born. As we know that all that is old may not be gold. This is coming from ancient times but that time this system was not like this because now a days parents of bride groom demands accessories and money to the bride parents and if their demands don’t fulfill then they harm the bride. But at ancient times bride parents own self give all the accessories according to their capability. As parents of sita had given many accessories to their daughters so from that day this system takes place, at the time of making this system our elders had not thanked that in the future it will take place as a type of poison. At last I request to the govt. please take some serious action against it. Only making of law that dowry system is crime and who will take and give will be punished is not enough you have to think over it many more. And I also appeal to the people that please understand that it is a crime and if you see any body to taking and giving dowry so please help the govt. in stopping crime. If people will be conscious after that this can be removed. So please be conscious.
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